2018 United States Senate election in Washington

The 2018 United States Senate election in Washington took place on November 6, 2018, in order to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Washington. Incumbent Democrat Maria Cantwell successfully ran for reelection to a fourth term.

2018 United States Senate election in Washington
November 6, 2018
Turnout70.74%
 
Nominee Maria Cantwell Susan Hutchison
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,803,364 1,282,804
Percentage 58.4% 41.6%
County Results

Cantwell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Hutchison:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. senator before election

Maria Cantwell
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Maria Cantwell
Democratic

Elections in Washington

Nonpartisan blanket primary

Candidates

The primary election featured 30 candidates, a near record amount for a U.S. Senate election in Washington.[1]

Democratic Party
Declared

Republican Party
Declared
Withdrawn
  • Ron Higgins (withdrew May 19, 2018[9])
Endorsements
Susan Hutchison

Independents
Declared
  • Jennifer "GiGi" Ferguson[15][16]
  • Thor Amundson
  • Dave Strider[17]
  • Charlie R Jackson
  • Jon Butler
Write-in
  • Clay Johnson, activist[16]

Minor parties

In Washington, primary candidates may declare a preference for any party, and their party preference does not imply that the candidate is nominated or endorsed by the party. Candidates may also declare a preference for new or single-candidate parties.

Declared

Notes
  1. According to Chase, FDFR stands for Fuck Democrats Fuck Republicans[1]

Results
Results by county:
  Cantwell—60–70%
  Cantwell—50–60%
  Cantwell—40–50%
  Cantwell—30–40%
  Hutchinson—30–40%
  Hutchinson—40–50%
Blanket primary election results[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Cantwell (incumbent) 929,961 54.68%
Republican Susan Hutchison 413,317 24.30%
Republican Keith Swank 39,818 2.34%
Republican Joey Gibson 38,676 2.27%
Democratic Clint Tannehill 35,770 2.10%
Republican Dave Bryant 33,962 2.00%
Republican Art Coday 30,654 1.80%
Independent Jennifer Gigi Ferguson 25,224 1.48%
Republican Tim Owen 23,167 1.36%
Republican Matt Hawkins 13,324 0.78%
Democratic Don L. Rivers 12,634 0.74%
Libertarian Mike Luke 12,302 0.72%
Republican Glen R. Stockwell 11,611 0.68%
Independent Thor Amundson 9,393 0.55%
Democratic Mohammad Said 8,649 0.51%
Republican Matthew D. Heines 7,737 0.45%
Freedom Socialist Steve Hoffman 7,390 0.43%
Republican GoodSpaceGuy 7,057 0.41%
Republican John Orlinski 6,905 0.41%
Independent Dave Strider 6,821 0.40%
Republican Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente 5,724 0.34%
Green James Robert "Jimmie" Deal 3,849 0.23%
The Human Rights Party Sam Wright 3,761 0.22%
FDFR Party Brad Chase 2,655 0.16%
Democratic George H. Kalberer 2,448 0.14%
Independent Charlie R. Jackson 2,411 0.14%
Republican R. C. Smith 2,238 0.13%
Independent Jon Butler 2,016 0.12%
StandUpAmerica Alex Tsimerman 1,366 0.08%
Total votes 1,700,840 100%

    General election

    Debates

    Predictions
    Source Ranking As of
    The Cook Political Report[23] Solid D September 28, 2018
    Inside Elections[24] Solid D September 29, 2017
    Sabato's Crystal Ball[25] Safe D September 27, 2017
    Fox News[26] Likely D^ July 9, 2018
    CNN[27] Solid D July 12, 2018
    RealClearPolitics[28] Safe D June 2018

    ^Highest rating given

    Polling
    Poll source Date(s)
    administered    		 Sample
    size    		 Margin
    of error    		 Maria
    Cantwell (D)    		 Susan
    Hutchison (R)    		 Undecided
    Elway Research October 4–9, 2018 405 ± 5.0% 53% 39% 9%
    Public Policy Polling (D-NPI) May 22–23, 2018 675 ± 3.8% 52% 36% 12%

    Results
    United States Senate election in Washington, 2018[29]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±
    Democratic Maria Cantwell (incumbent) 1,803,364 58.43% -2.02%
    Republican Susan Hutchison 1,282,804 41.57% +2.02%
    Total votes 3,086,168 100% N/A
    Democratic hold
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    References
    1. Camden, Jim (May 19, 2018). "U.S. Senate primary: Cantwell and 29 challengers". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
    2. CANTWELL, MARIA
    3. RIVERS, DON L MR
    4. TANNEHILL, CLINT RONALD
    5. Kavanaugh, Shane Dixon (February 25, 2018). "Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson plans U.S. Senate run in Washington". Oregon Live. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
    6. "Who has filed - King County". King County. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
    7. O'Sullivan, Joseph; Brunner, Jim (May 18, 2018). "Former State Republican Party chair Susan Hutchison challenging Sen. Maria Cantwell". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
    8. "Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente".
    9. "2018 Candidates Who Have Filed". Retrieved 29 June 2018.
    10. Susan Hutchison. "WA Secretary of State @KimWyman12 endorses @Susan4Senate. Grateful that our state's favorite elected official knows who's best for US Senate! #susan4senate". Twitter.
    11. Susan Hutchison. "Yet another important early endorsement for our campaign: Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers. Republicans all across Washington are rallying behind our campaign for US Senate; be sure to return your ballot by August 7th! #Susan4Senate". Facebook.
    12. Susan Hutchison. "Thank you to Congressman Dan Newhouse for his endorsement of our campaign! Proud to call him a friend and appreciate all he does for #WA04. Remember to return your ballots by Aug 7 and vote #Susan4Senate!". Twitter.
    13. Susan Hutchison. "The 45,000-strong Hunters Heritage Council has endorsed @susan4senate! #susan4senate #hunting #waelex". Twitter.
    14. Susan Hutchison. "I am proud to be endorsed by the Washington Farm Bureau, and will always fight to protect our private property and water rights from burdensome federal regulations. #Susan4Senate". Twitter.
    15. Details for Candidate ID : S8WA00202
    16. Coleman, Miles (July 5, 2017). "2018 Senate Race Ratings - July 2017". Decision Desk HQ. Archived from the original on June 29, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
    17. STRIDER, DAVID LEE
    18. Mike Luke (L) for Senate
    19. TSIMERMAN, ALEX
    20. McNamara, Neal (February 26, 2018). "Patriot Prayer Founder Joey Gibson Will Run Against Cantwell". Seattle Patch. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
    21. "Campaign Kickoff Party: Steve Hoffman for U.S. Senate". Freedom Socialist Party. February 23, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
    22. "United States Senate primary election in Washington, 2018". Office of the Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
    23. "2018 Senate Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
    24. "2018 Senate Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
    25. "2018 Crystal Ball Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
    26. "2018 Senate Power Rankings". Retrieved July 10, 2018.
    27. "Key Races: Senate". Retrieved July 15, 2018.
    28. "Battle for the Senate 2018". Retrieved July 15, 2018.
    29. https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20181106/US-Senator.html
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